The mask becomes mandatory again in the streets of Paris from Friday to face the "
tidal wave
" of the Omicron variant which has led to an outbreak of Covid 19 contaminations in France, the capital's police headquarters announced on Wednesday.
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This obligation applies to people over 11 years old, "
with the exception of people moving inside vehicles, cyclists and users of two wheels
" or "
people practicing a sporting activity
", specified the prefecture in a press release.
"
Wearing a mask, whether indoors or outdoors (...) is a very important barrier gesture, likely to considerably slow down the circulation of the virus
", justifies the prefecture.
